Shared Residence Quiz

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1) Residence orders were replaced by child arrangements orders in April 2014. The new style orders still allow the court to opt for shared residence. Is this statement...

TrueFalse

2) How did shared residence change following the introduction of the Children and Families Act 2014?

There was no change.The contact enforcement measures introduced by the Children and Adoption Act 2006 can now be applied where shared residence orders and orders for shared living arrangements are breached.The Government introduced a presumption of shared residence in law.

3) Orders for shared residence/shared living arrangements can only be made when both parents agree to the order. Is this statement...

TrueFalse

4) Orders for shared living arrangements (under a child arrangements order) cannot be made if the parents live in different countries. Is this statement...

TrueFalse

5) The amount of time children spend in each parent's household need not be near equal for an order for shared living arrangements to be made. Is this statement...

TrueFalse

6) Which judge said "...the whole tenor of recent authority has been to liberate trial judges to elect for a regime of shared residence, if the circumstances and the reality of the case support that conclusion and if that conclusion is consistent with the paramount welfare consideration"?

Sir James MunbySir Nicholas WallLord Justice Thorpe

7) Having an order which grants you shared residence or residence gives you a greater legal right to be involved in decisions about the children's schooling or medical treatment than if the court had awarded you contact?

TrueFalseOnly if you otherwise did not have legal parental responsibility for the children.

8) Your ex-partner has applied for a child arrangements order, for sole residence. You want to apply for shared living arrangements under a child arrangements order. You need to file and serve which forms?

The C7 Form in response to their application (indicating that you also wish to apply for an order), and a C2 Form applying for shared living arrangements.The C7 Form in response to their application (indicating that you also wish to apply for an order), and a C100 Form applying for shared living arrangements.

9) Which paragraph, of the draft child arrangements order, provides the option of a child living with more than one person named in the order?

Paragraph 7Paragraph 9The draft order doesn't provide this option

10) It's important when advancing an argument for shared living arrangements, that you draw the court's attention to...

Such an order being in the specific child's best interests and explaining why.Such an order being fair to all parties, and respecting their Article 8 Human Right to Family Life.